Leap Frog Book & Card

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  Step 1

  Gather all your materials…

  With the book clipped into the bus, for the length I measured from the centre of the top of my book (as it is a reversible book) round to the little hole on the card – with the card docked; plus 3 cm to allow for turning in the ends.

  And I cut them about 5cm wide to give me plenty of room.

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  Step 2

  With my fabric laid down outside facing I sewed my 2 side seams along the length making them about 2cm apart

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  Step 3

  Taking care to stop about 1cm from the end.

  *this makes life much easier when adding the elastics*

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  Step 4

  Trim the excess fabric from the sides, to about 0.5cm, to reduce bulk.

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  Step 5

  Now we are going to start turning the fabric right sides out

  *I like to use a pencil with an eraser on the end as it gives you some grip*

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  Step 6

  All the way to the end.

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  Step 7

  Now to prep the elastics…

  First cut off the metal clamp, they will fray almost straight away.

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  Step 8

  Using a lighter I slightly melted the ends which sealed them from fraying further through use.

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  Step 9

  Go back to your fabric tube you have made and turn in the top 1 – 1.5cm of fabric on the end.

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  Step 10

  Insert the elastic into the hole in your cartridge, try to get an even amount of elastic on each side as this will help with the next step…

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  Step 11

  Push the ends of the elastic into the end of your fabric tube leaving some length seen.

  You can hold onto the elastic inside the fabric.

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  Step 12

  Now sew!!

  I sewed 2 lines and I went back and forth over them 6 times each.

  I know that sounds a little much but I am under no illusion about the amount of pulling and abuse these elastics will be under.

• Step 13

  Now repeat…
  Step 9 - at the other end of the fabric

  Step 10 – threading the second elastic through the punched hole in the book

  Step 11 – this time you need to leave the elastic loose enough that the book can be fully opened

  Step 12 – sew just as many times as you did previously

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  Step 14

  ADMIRE YOUR CREATION !

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Jet H. · Haarlem, North Holland, NL · 108 projects 15th June 2011

first i had to read your tute to understood why and what you have made.
my english isn't sooo good.LOL but this is awesome smart , love and like it , great tute as well.
thank you for your sharing;-D

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